1. Certification/qualification system of personnel
and companies in Hungary
and some thoughts on HCFC market by Attila
Zoltán, HMCB
Mr. Róbert Tóth
Ministry of Rural
Development

2. Main EU legislation
• Regulation 1005/2009 of the European
Parliament and of the Council of 16
September 2009 on the substances that
deplete the ozone layer
• Regulation 842/2006 of the European
Parliament and of the Council of 17 May
2006 on certain fluorinated gases

3. F-gas reg. Article 5 on Training and
certification
• 1. By 4 July 2007, on the basis of information
received from MSs and in consultation with the
relevant sectors, minimum requirements and the
conditions for mutual recognition shall be
established … in respect of training programmes
and certification for both the companies and the
relevant personnel involved in installation,
maintenance or servicing of the equipment and
systems covered by Article 3(1) as well as for
the personnel involved in the activities provided
for in Articles 3 and 4.

4. Certification for personnel
• In sectors:
RACHP
Fire protection
High-voltage switchgears
Equipment containing F-gas-based solvents

5. Certification for companies
• In sectors:
RACHP
Fire protection

6. December 2007-April 2008
10 Commission Regulations
• 1493/2007 on the format for the report
• 1494/2007 on the form of labels
• 1497/2007 on the leakage checking req.
for the stationary fire prot. systems
• 1516/2007 on the leakage checking req.
for the stationary RACHP

7. • 303/2008 on the min. req. for certification
in RACHP
• 304/2008 on the min. req. for certification
in fire protection
• 305/2008 on the min. req. for certification
in high-voltage switchgear
• 306/2008 on the min. req. for certification
in solvents
• 307/2008 on the min. req. for certification
in MAC
• 308/2008 on the format for notification

8. Personnel certification in RACHP
• Over 8000 persons certified by HRACA,
about 2500 p. in the new MCB-system
• The MAC sector has been involved
(VI - MHL-I, VII - MHL-II [< 3 kg])
• Interim certificates by the Association,
then from 4th July, 2009 by the MCB
• Independent Assessment Bodies for all
categories – agreement with MCB

9. Personnel certification
According to the F-gas Regulation:
– E-learning up to 600 tasks differentiated by
categories
– Internet-based test examination, 2 hours
– Theoretical/practical assessment, 1-2 day(s)
– 7 training schools equipped with additional
tools
• Certification are valid for 5 years
• MCB IT system for all, from
registration up to Certificate!

10. Personnel certification
• Interim (Updated) card with hologram,
• Interim categories based on old HRACA
and final F-gas system
(B – B-I, C – C-II, E – MAC VII)
• Final categories by 303/2008/EC,
plus MAC VI, MAC VII
• New F-gas card, ID by barcode
• Everything is in the Body’s IT system

12. Company certification
• Intermediate solution (HRACA&MCB)
– Registration at the authorities - hazardous
waste
– Self-audit, declaration about the acceptance
of MCB’s criteria
– Immediate registration, validity 30 days to be
able to buy refrigerant after 4th of July, 2009

13. Company certification, criteria
Final certification by auditing (start 2011),
based on
– Compliance with legal requirements
– Refrigerant report properly made,
– Technical infrastructure, list of minimum tools,
– Job-processes descriptions, administration,
– And the data of IT system itself!!
– Certified personnel, employed + IT registered

14. Company certification,
registration
• 1700 certified companies in the RACHP
• The MAC sector has been involved (VI,
VII): over 400 service-stations
• All stakeholders are in the system: e.g.
64 trade companies (wholesalers,
redistributors)
• Transitional certificates by the Association,
then from 4th July, 2009 by the MCB
• Interim control by IT

15. Company certification,
registration
HLH- I, HLH-II -
stationary
MAC-I, MAC-II- mobile
HLH – IV – operators’
leak-checker
Refrigerant dealer -
dir.-indirect
K – outside HU
KF – R&D
Manufacturer
R – reclaiming
S – disposal
BT – application
operator Környezetvédelmi Felügyelőségek Fórum– KvVM 2009. szeptember 30.

16. Hungarian Monitoring and
Certification Body
You can read more in the leaflets, or do contact:
HLH-Monitoring Nonprofit Kft.
Petzvál József utca 31-33.,
H-1119 Budapest, Hungary
www.hlhmonitoring.hu
General Manager: Mr. Attila Zoltán
info@hlhmonitoring.hu
t/fax: +36-1-224-0150

17. A bit different topic: HCFC issues
Always more rumours and facts can be heard
and seen, that the refrigeration technicians
Europe-wide use instead of reclaimed HCFC
or retrofit-procedure the
R422D (HFC blend)
as added refrigerant.
Is it a transitional solution ”to keep in life”
leaking refrigeration systems charged with
HCFC(R22) ????

18. HCFC issues
My future frequently asked questions to be
answered are:
• Is this method an acceptable, long term
(eventually experimentally proofed?)
solution by the manufacturers of:
– compressors&components,
– refrigerants&oils
– joints, seals,...
– any other institute?

19. HCFC issues
• What about the changes of
COP/EER/secure and reliable operation
originating from the always changing
proportion of “onsite-manufactured-blend” ?

20. HCFC issues
• What about handling of the “onsite-blends”,
– can those be used as recovered materials in
other systems (as 1005/2009/EC declares?!)
only by the operator, certified companies,
– or those have to be destroyed?

21. HCFC issues
• Under which regulation(s) do these blends
belong to, and
– what is the frequency of the standard leakage
checking,
– does the operator have to install leak detecting
system?

22. HCFC issues
• Does any official opinion and statement by
DG Environment/Climate in relation of this
method already exist?

23. HCFC issues
• Should it be an acceptable solution for
systems after 31/12/2014? If yes, are there
any indications of this arrangement in F-gas
regulation review?

24. HCFC issues
• Until now our practice and monitoring
system haven’t allowed, accepted and dealt
with “on-site-preparations” (except for
accidental fatal errors of the craftsmen). Do
we have to change our mind?

25. HCFC issues
Please try to answer all of these questions!!